Impact Measurement Consultant at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Under the overall supervision of the SPU, PPD, the consultant will be engaged towards the following objectives:

• Design and implement advanced methodologies for impact measurement, including experimental and quasi-experimental approaches, causal inference, counterfactual analysis, and cost-effectiveness assessments.
• Review and enhance the quality of impact measurement system for sampled projects, providing guidance on improvements.
• Contribute to capacity building through setting up systems, and providing training and advisory support on data analysis, indicator development, impact measurement, and the use of analytical tools as necessary.
• Prepare high-quality analytical briefs, visualizations, dashboards, and presentations to inform senior decision-makers.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree in data science, economics, statistics, public policy, development economics, applied mathematics, or a related field emphasising quantitative analysis, econometrics, causal inference and impact measurement.
• Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in impact measurement, data analysis, monitoring and evaluation, or applied research in institutional settings is required.
• Experience in applying experimental or quasi-experimental methods, causal inference, counterfactual analysis, and cost-effectiveness assessment is required.
• Experience delivering training and staff capacity development on data and impact measurement is highly desirable. Experience with AI-enabled analytics, data science tools, and quantitative modeling is desirable.
• Experience developing indicators, dashboards and business intelligence systems is desirable. UN system experience is desirable.

Deadline : Feb 9, 2026